Monthly Archives: July 2025

Emacs Send To

Posted on 2025-07-21 by jcs

Álvaro Ramírez, whom I’ve a written a lot about lately because of his excellent Journelly app, just announced that an Emacs patch of his has been accepted and merged into Master. That sort of thing happens everyday, of course, but … Continue reading →

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Emacs Everywhere Even In Wayland

Posted on 2025-07-20 by jcs

I could have written these words: If you are anything like me, you probably feel something is wrong whenever you have to input text outside of Emacs. but I didn’t. They were actually written by Thanos Apollo. Like me, he … Continue reading →

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Customizing The Help Menu

Posted on 2025-07-19 by jcs

If you follow Charles Choi’s work, you’ll know that, unlike some of us, he’s not afraid of menus and uses then frequently. His latest hack is to take a look at—and reimagine—the Emacs Help menu. You can read his post … Continue reading →

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🥩 Red Meat Friday: We Should Stop Whining

Posted on 2025-07-18 by jcs

Want to feel ashamed? Of course you don’t but this post will make you feel that way anyway. Too many of us spend our time whining about the tech we use. One aspect of that is how hard it is … Continue reading →

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Org Agenda

Posted on 2025-07-17 by jcs

Chris Maiorana has a post that discusses his thoughts on Org Agenda. His discussion is mainly why you might want to use it and what you’d want to use it for. The main takeaway from his post is that Org … Continue reading →

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The Story Of Mel

Posted on 2025-07-16 by jcs

I know that I’ve written about this before but The Story of Mel is a classic piece of programming lore that all programmers in my cohort knew. I’m not sure if younger programmers know it so if you’re unfamiliar with … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

Posted on 2025-07-15 by jcs

Every year or so, Irreal publishes a list of the most popular passwords as determined by those found by exploits. It’s always exciting to see if the perennial favorite password or the hometown favorite (and frequent winner) 123456 will win … Continue reading →

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Do We Really Need Lisp Machines?

Posted on 2025-07-14 by jcs

As you all know by now, I’m a fan of the Lisp Machine concept. Like the majority of people, I never had the opportunity to work on an actual Lisp Machine—they were horrendously expensive and they haven’t been produced in … Continue reading →

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Dealing With The Thing At Point

Posted on 2025-07-13 by jcs

A few weeks ago I mentioned that Sacha Chua is tremendously organized and gave an example of that organization. That example was about how she automated organizing tasks based on her calendar. Now she provides us with another example. This … Continue reading →

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A Back Button For Emacs

Posted on 2025-07-12 by jcs

I do a lot of my writing on my couch with my MacBook on my lap. That provides a less than optimal typing environment so I frequently mistype a command and end up magically transported to another place and time. … Continue reading →

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